Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01

- - .4hd4As1e41 instant attention
Wen : yoa allow me to escort =
- " the thezterg" whfned the
Nos this one. said madam de-
.siseay and y0u VIII take her out
es OF TIE morning papers VIII
-. 15s.A4saAiiy unpleasant reading for
he woman was white With suortif-
e4tion, and the man had hardly tbe
sssength % fsh his bat out from uuder
~ seat Eat the two gathered %
tsNit eiiects, and. under q battery
I. amused glanees. got out Of the
4 lawyer showed me something les
4 PECK OF LETTERS
written b. a society damsel to the
door walker Of a dry goods store He
= a poor, miserable little. dollar-fortv-
Llhe sort Of article. bat he ensnare.i
The affections Of a daughter Of a tEiee
hlililonAire, who wrote 70 him episfleS
z - % eonbuEtihie a nature that the
f purchase q fire-escape was quite IN
order After expending her arnatorv
ammunition IN this reckless manner
she turned Der arsenal on higher game
( Augustus properly felt chagrined. and
AZ the instigstion Of his feiiow clerks
thought % bring suit for breach ~
promise The girl who l. engaged adj
s1n5tteeeOsly' = pulling her hair out.
4Ild ner ther, having none 70 pull out.
giiAsneS his store teeth and i moving
I heaVen and New York to hush The
matter up. No doubt it viii end IN
augustus having 4 little dry goods
ssofe IN some neighboring town. and
saAria getting her letters back and
marrying y IN peace. But those letters
y = an awful shame II the public
E should not get them. q. Oyi5fs 4 :. -
7 Love j. the New England primer be.
side any one o. them. Tbev besin
Nv Dear BABY and end with "a Yenr
{ fondest Baby In one Of them shs
saws: 4" We're you not thinkin, ~ re
AZ half-past 9 last night9 tried ~
keep my mind on the play but I saw
your face everywhere. with that same
expression il had when ne were in the
calico department Again she saws.
Don forget what you promised me
az the glove counter" and further
along she ailudes 70 that lovely time
among the underwear. " and finishes a
note with Until see you Al the no.
tion counter tomorrow. nv precious
baby, be good and think Of your fond
est baby. f"
When VIII the idiots cease 20 address
each other as baby? Every scandal
suit, every breach Of promise case. de-
Feiops neg baby. The only time
ever really enjoyed hearing a woman
called baby was few years ago on the
Platform Of the Leavenworth dersot
Mss susan Il. Anthony, as grim
featured as the unwinking Sphvn1
amid the sands Of Egypt. was grimIy
seeklng amid pile Of baggage for the
Old hair trunk that contained her vestaI
Festments. when an iTreverent rail
road efnploye came up and said
Nhzts the matter, baby? lost your
trunk shall never forget the exter-
minating hook OF that old warrior a.
she turned her spectacies on him. But
that's the only time ever saw or heard
3 woman resent the speculation. though
she might be fifty years old and weigh
200 pounds.
some writer lately gave il as his opin- 1
ton that man owed his superiority 10
the multiplicity Of male pockets. Al
word % the wise is sufficient. and the I
manly number of
PocKErs OK FEMALE cLorHrsa
Is increasing day by day. But II there
are great advantages accruine 70 the I
possession of pockets. 50 are there I
drawbacks one Of the funniest Incl f.
dents Of the season i due to an ulster
pocket Mss Daisy is the fair. fastidi- .
ous daughter q an important citizen.
The amenities % the highest society I
have hedged her about since she was 4
enid An education Of the strictest I.
KIND snd an atmosphere Of exclusive 4
ness have brought her TO a pitch Of .
ProPrietY and decorum that 4 beauti-
iut 90 contemplate. The illness Of 4
maiden aunt. an accident 20 her maid I
and some complication Ia Wall street
demanding the presence Of the old I
man forced Miss Daisy 20 20 alone 10 T
I Mon SQUARE where our biggest lew 4
elry store i situated She lefi her car
rage as near the curb as possible and F.
took the necessary steps 20 reach the .
safety 81 the jewelers. door with maid 4
en- timidity This hawarious expeii.
ton VS. undertaken az about S O'Clock .
IN the afternoon. Beguilei by the va 4
rletY and beauty u new goods IN the
gAs-iiEhted store, she took no note ~ .
tine tai she took her leave Behold /
twas 3 The streets we're growing .
dusky, and her stupid coachman had /
mistaken her direction 20 wait The
very swell maiden was alone on the
treaeherous hustle a. New York life.
However, reasoning that lovely vuang .
girls Who work in shops e safely % i
their homes az that hour. Mss Daisy
buiioned her fashionable ulster with a 4
high resolve and both hands and con
c!uGed 60 beard a street car that would .
leave her within half q block % her
pateFual mansion Now. the ulster
was one bsili since the pronunciation 4
20 the ra kef fashion Z had breast 4
pocket and it had tao large ones on
the hips The collar turned M about .
the thpat. and the Young lady lifted /
her chin from the reCeSse- long enough I
% hail a ear and eiimb on board one
side Was crowded and the other very
nearly -. Eifh home returning people &
some q them moved ur. and con 4
densing herself iuto the siimmest sort 4
~ dimensions she slunk ia between 4
tao gentlemen She handed up her
nickel. and. jsmminr both hands into 4
her side pockets contemplated the .
straw Ia tie vshielc- 90 q sudden she .
f-it the hand next r15lstiv- built gen
tlemAn geDay taken bold 20 ard rcas-
-afUfsN4E frF-Hfff MIS- hfNfFN ANf 4
she Was going q fsiut A man hand .
in her pocket She dreu bsck ~ Tar .
AZ Der close quarters admitted ard .
pulled A cares-3ur retainer Was the .
Only answeF. The glove was ~ that I
unfoFtauafe hand. The unknown .
tEtddlesi the fingers and turuea the 4
rag and gave q touching little .
s5ueeze Every drop - blue Blood in .
the eecorols veins of Mss Daisy
freezes af fhe hcFror ~ her position
For three blocks she stru rriel3 % re .
iesse her hand from the grasp - that .
ban juan. There was a lul len fhs
rattle e the ear - s1Hfr enc stopf,ei BE- .
O. iizca9hark She turue8 an appeal I
spr xisaee 90 her t8rneutor aud ia a 4
veal hisrer hesourht bt.n On gnhaud .
her The gentleman looked dawn sc
Der Eith q sn1ae
" Fer heaven sAke. SIR she rssrei .
a. yau sire = gentleman, take your .
hand oa& ~ my uocEsf.
Nhe INV dear yo1ug lady take
yo1r hand cat q my packet be Re-
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